DUAL PROGRAMS:
MSW - MPH DEGREE

Course Listings (All Courses are 3 Credit Hours)

1st year – Fall semester – Social Work Foundation Courses

• SOWK 712 Human Behavior & the Social Environment I
• SOWK 722 SW Practice with individuals & Families
• SOWK 732 SW Practice with Organizations & Communities
• SOWK 741 SW Welfare Problems Analysis
• SOWK 781 Field Instruction 1: Generalist SW Practice
  

1st year Spring semester: Social Work Foundation Courses

• SOWK 710 Foundation of SW practice in Groups
• SOWK 716 Human Behavior & the Social Environment II
• SOWK 742 Social Welfare Policy Analysis
• SOWK 791 SW Research Methodologies
• SOWK 782 Field Instruction ll: Generalist SW Practice
  

2nd year – Fall semester: Core Public Health Courses

• ENHS 660 Concepts of Environmental Health
• BIOS 700 Bio- Statistics
• HSPM 700 Approaches and Concepts for Health Administration
• EPID 700 Introduction of Epidemiology
• HPEB 700 Concepts and Methods in Health Promotion
  

2nd year – Spring Semester: Health Promotion, Education and Behavior Courses

• HPEB 701 Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion
• HPEB 702 Planning Health Promotion Programs
• HPEB 710 Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs
• HPEB Elective Elective 1
• HPEB Elective Elective 2
  

Students may elect to take course requirements during summer sessions in order to meet curriculum requirements.

3rd year – Fall semester: Social Work Advanced Courses

• SOWK 723 Adv SW Practice w/Individuals
• SOWK 724 Adv SW Practice w/Groups
• SOWK 783 (field placement) Field Instruction III: Adv SW Practice w/Ind., Groups & Families
• SOWK 793 Evaluation Research in SW

OR

• SOWK 733 Adv SW Practice with OC: Social Planning
  
• SOWK 734 Adv SW Practice with OC: Community Social Work
  
• SOWK 785 Field Instruction lll: Adv Practice with OC
  
• SOWK 793 Evaluation Research
  

3rd year – Spring semester:

• SOWK 725 Adv SW Practice w/Families
• SOWK 747 Concepts of Adv Practice w/Organizations and Comm.
• SOWK 718 Systems Analysis of SW Practice
• HPEB 798 Public Health Practicum (comparable to SOWK 784)

OR

• SOWK 735 Adv SW Practice with OC: Administrative Skills
  
• SOWK 748 Concepts of Adv Practice with Ind., Families and Groups
  
• SOWK 718 Systems Analysis of SW Practice
  
• HPEB 798 Public Health Practicum (comparable to SOWK 786)
  

Total Credits = 84

Notes:

• It is recommended that HPEB 700 and 701 be taken before HPEB 710.

• In order to satisfy HPEB course of study, it may be necessary for students to take summer session courses.

• Candidates must successfully complete a comprehensive examination at or near the conclusion of the program.

*Must take SOWK 723 and SOWK 724 with SOWK 783 field placement. (HPEB can alternatively choose SOWK 785 and must take SOWK 733 and SOWK 734)

For information about the dual degree program students should contact Ms. Frances Spann.

Ms. Frances Spann
College of South Work
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
telephone:(803) 777-1545
e-mail: francess@gwm.sc.edu